SEC FORM 3

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

FARMER BROS CO ESOP

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

20333 S NORMANDIE AVE

(Street)

TORRANCE

90502

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/09/2004

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
FARMER BROTHERS CO [ farm ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

Director		10% Owner
Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
		employee benefit plan

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Farmer Bros. Co. Common Stock	274,531⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. On January 9, 2004 the Farmer Bros. Co. ESOP acquired 124,939 shares at a price of $250 per share. The amount of securities beneficially owned after this transaction was 274,531 shares, which excludes 25,469 shares allocated to plan participants. A Form 4 was timely filed for 300,000 shares, including the allocated shares, because reporting person believed the reported transaction was exempt. The filing should have been a Form 3 which is filed herewith. The Form 4 filed on January 13, 2004 is withdrawn.

	Farmer Bros. Co. ESOP	03/19/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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